Oasis guitarist Gem Archer has revealed what it was like to see Noel and Liam Gallagher together again at rehearsals for their reunion tour.
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In an interview with Guitar World, Archer reflected on playing the giant Oasis reunion tour – which wrapped up in São Paulo, Brazil on November 23 – and the relationship between the Gallagher brothers.
“I hadn’t seen them together until the first day we all rehearsed,” Archer said. “Just looking over and seeing them like five feet apart; it really felt like we’d never split up. But of course I’ve got a guitar in my hand, we’ve got stuff to get on with, so that was it.
“It wasn’t all lovey-dovey or, ‘What do you want for Christmas?’ or any of that stuff! It was serious business we were getting down to,” he added.
Archer then went on to respond to the interviewer, saying the brothers seemed to be enjoying themselves on stage, saying: “Absolutely; they really did.”
“They’d immediately start cracking each other up on the ramp while we were walking up,” he continued. “It’s almost like they were just in each other’s ears and faces. But when the curtain opens it all changes; it becomes the show. But they’re brothers – and that’s tangible.”
Elsewhere in the interview, Archer revealed that the reunion tour setlist was originally four songs longer and hinted that the Britpop legends may continue to tour very soon.
His comments came days after Liam ruled out any 2026 tour dates – but did suggest something may be in the works for 2027.
Denying that Oasis may potentially return to Knebworth, the frontman took to X/Twitter to joke: “I don’t [have] snizzle to do until 2027 I mean happy Christmas.”
Liam has previously implied that more live dates could be on the way on Twitter. When asked if he was feeling “sad that the tour is ending soon”, Liam cheekily wrote back: “I’m not actually as I know things you don’t know”.
Then, at the last Wembley show of their comeback run in September, he once again added more fuel to rumours of future Oasis gigs when he told fans “See you next year”, before jokingly slapping himself on the wrist for letting it slip.
Rumours for Oasis’ next live tour include a potential return to Knebworth, a homecoming residency at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, and more dates at London’s Wembley Stadium. A British peer in the House of Lords also appeared to accidentally reveal that Oasis would play Knebworth next summer recently, before backtracking on the comments.
NME gave the band’s tour kickoff in Cardiff on July 4 a glowing five-star review, with Andrew Trendell writing: “Lord knows we needed a taste of that halcyon ‘90s hope and abandon in 2025 – especially for the raving and craving Gen-Zers. The world is a rotting shitty bin-fire and tomorrow never knows, but tonight, you’re a rock’n’roll star.”
A new film documenting Oasis’ massive return and comeback tour is also in the works, produced by Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight. According to reports, the forthcoming project will feature some “phenomenal” footage of Liam and Noel’s first meeting ahead of the shows.
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